Simply tune your radio to the AM station listed on the house
marker and begin the self guided tour of eleven homes with Abraham
Lincoln significance in Pittsfield. The first home on the tour
is at the northeast corner of West and Washington Streets. Each
home has a yard plaque to depict the home’s history associated
with Lincoln. For a copy of the self-guided brochure visit the
Pike County Visitors Center at 224 W. Washington Street in Pittsfield
or the Bureau’s Office at 3rd and York Streets in Quincy.

Barry Museum
880 Bainbridge Street
Barry, IL
217-335-2591

The
Barry Museum was founded in 1984 by Norton Walther. The museum
houses many items that have been donated by Mr. Walther and
others. Some of the Items of Interest include historic town
photos, WW I & II Uniforms & Memorabilia, period clothing and
furniture. The museum is located on the second floor of the
Barry Public Library.
Visitation will be by appointment.

Civil War Monument
Summer Hill, IL

In 1917 the people of Summer Hill erected a statue in the park
in honor of the men of the area who served in the Civil War. The
statue was refurbished and rededicated in 1992.

Dexter School
Perry, IL

This
one room school house was the second of two schools and was
built in 1893. The first school was built in 1845 and was named
after Darius Dexter, an early settler, who donated the land for
the school. The school was active and well attended until 1948.
The building is furnished with old-time desks and fixtures and
there are items such as old books and wall maps. The school is
located two miles west of Perry and is open during the annual
Fall Color Drive or anytime by appointment.

Hull
Museum
Hull, IL

The
Hull Museum is located in an old bank building and operated by
"Hull History Lives, Inc." The museum features local memorabilia
as well as a library section with genealogical records, old
clippings and other means of tracing family history. The Hull
Livery Stable also belongs to the museum. Visitation will be by
appointment.

Kinderhook Historical
Society Museum
Kinderhook, IL

This
museum offers educational tools and preserves the Kinderhook,
Illinois heritage. The museum features local memorabilia and
information on the Mormon Kinderhook Plates and the Pikes Peak
Ocean to Ocean Road.

The
New Philadelphia Town Site is the original site of the
now-vanished town of New Philadelphia, Illinois. Platted in
1836, it was the first town in the United States founded by an
African-American. The site is now used for archeological studies
and is a National Historic Landmark.

The focus of the Pike
County All Wars Museum is simple: Honor all the veterans who
served and made sacrifices to protect liberty, prosperity, and
peace for all, especially those from Pike County. to achieve
this goal the museum has assembled artifacts going back to the
Civil War. Click here for the
Museum's Facebook page.

The
19th century East Ward school was renovated in 1978 when it became the
home of the Pike County Historical Society and the Pike County
Historic Museum. The museum has memorabilia such as a dray
wagon, printing press, wedding dresses, furniture and dishes.
There are some local histories, photographs, and documents
available for historical research.

Located in Pittsfield's community center, the Pike County
Visitors Center hosts a multitude of information for all of Pike
County regarding events, businesses, activities, attractions,
etc. A 24-hour foyer is available with information, brochures,
and Pike County Visitors Guides. The Visitors Center is open
Monday - Friday from 9 am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 5 pm.

Experience the colorful
history of Pittsfield on this self-guided walking tour. The
majority of the town central is listed as a historic district on
the National Register. Be sure to check out the refurbished
William Watson Hotel on the south side of the square and the
Lincoln wayside exhibit on the northwest corner of the
Courthouse Square. Walking Tour brochure available at the
Visitor Center. The Visitors Center is open
Monday - Friday from 9 am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 5 pm.

Skinner House
106 N. Stanford Street
Griggsville, IL
217-833-2724

The Griggsville Preservation & Restoration Society purchased
this home, which was built in 1858, from the grand-daughter of
D.W.O. Skinner who had owned the home since 1906. The home was
restored in 1982 and is used as a community center and genealogy
society for the Griggsville Genealogical Group. The home is open
for visitors Tuesday and Wednesday morning and Thursday and
Friday afternoon.

Vin Fiz Highway & Marker
Nebo, IL

In September 1911 Calbraith “Cal” Rodgers piloted a Wright Model
B airplane on the first transcontinental flight. The flight was
a promotional stunt for Armour Company’s soft drink “Vin Fiz,” a
popular soft drink at the time. Forty-nine days, sixty-nine
landings, and fifteen crashes later Rodgers arrived in Pasadena,
CA. Nebo was one of the stops along the way when Rodgers landed
here on October 10. The appearance of an airplane, which most
people in the county had never been seen brought great
excitement to the village. The route was retraced in 1986 and
the highway through town has been renamed Vin Fiz Highway. Nebo
celebrates the 1911 landing of the Vin Fiz with a festival each
year.

Blue River Outdoors, Inc.
provides quality whitetail deer bow hunts and spring turkey
hunts on a well-managed 4000 acres of beautiful wildlife
habitat. Our unique program is exclusive to one group of hunters
at a time per tract.

Butler Farms Lodge
46744 255th AvenuePittsfield, IL
217-723-4451

Since 1996, Butler Farms
Lodge has been a Whitetail Deer and Turkey hunting outfitter in
beautiful Pike County. West Central Illinois is world-renowned
for its quality whitetails, amazing countryside and exciting bow
hunting and for its spring turkey hunts. Lodging is now included
with your hunt!

Clark 54 Drive-In Theatre
Highway 54
Summer Hill, IL
217-285-2805

Spend a summer night with
the family in tow, watching the big screen...doesn’t get much
better than this! Double features every weekend April-
September. Full concessions...Frito chili pie, pizza, ice cream,
cotton candy, nachos, popcorn & soda!

Harpole's Heartland Lodge
10236 393rd Street
Nebo, IL
217-734-2636

Cookouts, horseback riding,
hiking trails, plus mountain bike & ATV rentals. Bountiful home
cooked meals are included for guests staying at the Lodge.
Hunters nationwide know Heartland Lodge as a premier hunting
lodge located in prime whitetail deer territory, with some of
the best upland wild quail and pheasant hunting in Illinois.

Meeting
of the Great Rivers
Scenic Byway
The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway area is one of
America’s newer scenic byways. With over 20,000 acres of forest
and wetlands at the heart of the Mississippi Flyway, it is a
nature lovers paradise. Visitors will find spectacular colors in
the fall and bald eagles in the winter. History abounds in the
region ranging from the prehistoric Cahokia Mounds to sites on the
National Register of Historic Places.

Missouri's
Lincoln HillsThe Lincoln Hills region of Missouri north of St.
Louis is often called the Northern Ozarks. In the north is Hannibal, which conjures up images of
the steamboat era and has become virtually
synonymous with Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, and Huck Finn. South of
Hannibal is
the Little Dixie Scenic Byway that travels atop limestone
bluffs and through the real river towns of Clarksville and
Louisiana. At the foot of the Lincoln Hills in Lincoln County is
Cuivre River State Park, one of Missouri's largest and most rugged.

At greatriverroad.com
we strive for accuracy.
If you have any corrections, suggestions or information
you would like to see contact the webmaster.
For advertising information contact marketing.
Copyright 2001-2011
greatriverroad.com - Elsah, Illinois